In the Southeast Division, out of 312 people searched during stops where a field interview card was completed, SDPD found contraband or evidence on only 66 people searched, a 21.1% hit rate. SDPD found no contraband or evidence on 246 people searched, meaning SDPD subjected 78.8% of people to unnecessary searches.

Race/ethnicity: AIAN=American Indian or Alaska Native, NHPI=Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, MESA=Middle Eastern or South Asian; Observations by race may overlap in the point density map.
Catalyst California’s calculations based on City of San Diego’s Police Stop Data (2022); Catalyst California, 2023. Analysis for all officer-initiated stops that resulted in a field interview card and a search.